Sweden

Stockholm is far more grandiose than you might expect with imposing buildings and magnificent classical architecture. It boasts an Old Town that has a decidedly southern European feel about it, a spectacular waterfront and several family friendly attractions specifically targeted at kids. In the summer the Swedish capital is a glorious, sunny place to walk around admiring the beautiful people; in the winter many of the waterways are converted to ice skating rinks for lots of family fun. Here is everything you need to know to visit Stockholm with kids.

For kids who love planes, it doesn’t get cooler than this: a hostel built out of a real Boeing 747. Based outside the Stockholm airport in Sweden, Jumbo Stay is two star hotel accommodation inside a plane. The 1976 747-212B no longer flies but they’ve worked hard to maintain it’s original look and feel so while there you don’t have any of the inconvenience of the changed cabin pressure or turbulance, you will have a flat bed, shower and entertainment right inside a plane. If you’re visiting Stockholm with kids, this is one attraction not to be missed.

Fancy sleeping in a UFO? Or what about a hotel room suspended high in a Swedish forest canopy? If you are in Swedish Lapland with kids, it is absolutely essential to do a stop at the amazing Treehotel. The name lives up to everything you could imagine and more – if you have a love of design and architecture or you simply want a night or two in the wilderness without having to actually camp with kids or give up creature comforts, this is it.